Ethiopia Telecommunications Profile 2002

Telephones - main lines in use

231,900 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular

17,800 (2000)

Telephone system

general assessment: open wire and microwave radio relay system; adequate for government use
domestic: open wire; microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; two domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
international: open wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)

Radios

15.2 million (2002)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)

Televisions

682,000 (2002)

Television broadcast stations

1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)

Internet country code

.et

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

1 (2002)

Internet users

20,000 (2002)